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Owning property can unlock some big tax breaks for you and your family. Here are five valuable deductions you might be able to claim. First, for middle-class Americans, the interest paid on your home loan is typically the largest potential deduction. Secondly, if you recently purchased a home but paid "points" to the bank in order to get a better rate, that expense is tax deductible in the year you made them. Thirdly, maximize your energy credits. Nearly every energy saving improvement you make to your home can qualify for a tax credit.

Tax season is the perfect time to build a plan for managing your affairs. A best practice is to build a trusted team to manage your affairs when you no longer can. You need someone trustworthy to pay bills and make critical medical decisions if you can't manage them yourself. Here's a few suggestions to begin the process.

Be creative when seeking financially capable members of the family. Provide a reasonable fee for their work. It takes time and thought to do a good job..

Are you playing the United Supermarkets Monopoly game? The game-piece collect and win game began on February 8 and continues through May 9. Over $200 million in prizes and money saving offers are up for grabs. Have you ever played the game in the past? We'd like to hear if any of our readers have won prizes so far this year or in the past. Post your comments below.

Several artist's performed during the 59th annual GRAMMY Awards. Most enjoyed the tribute performances including honoring the Bee Gees, Prince and artists who passed away during the past year. Which performance did you enjoy the most? Post your comments below.

Every year on Super Bowl Sunday friends and family gather to watch the big game. Whether you are hosting a party or going to one, what do you enjoy the most about the Super Bowl? Is it the commercials? Halftime show? All the great food and friends? Trying your luck with a football board?

We'd like to hear for our readers. What do you enjoy most? Have you ever attended a Super Bowl? What's your favorite memory?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce its nominees for 2017 on Tuesday. We'd like to hear from our readers on the films, actors and actresses you believe deserve a nomination and Oscar. Who are you pulling for this year?

The greatest show on earth will end this May. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced on its website on Saturday night that after 146 years of performances, it will be folding its big tent forever. Final performances will continue through May. The company's website cited declining ticket sales, which dropped dramatically after elephants were phased out from the shows last year.

Did you ever attend the circus? We'd like to read your comments and memories.

News pundits are being asked to give their predictions for 2017. What prediction(s) are you willing to make for 2017? You can pick from any category. It can be from the sports world, politics, entertainment, etc. Let us know. We want to hear from you.

All of us have undesired traits or behavior. We are asking readers to share their top New Year's Resolution(s). A 2007 study by Richard Wiseman from the University of Bristol involving 3,000 people found 88% of such resolutions fail. What was your most successful past resolution?

Facebook is used by billions to share personal, family and other types of news. Five fact-checking and news organizations are partnering with Facebook to flag stories deemed "disputed" to alert users the story has flunked the truth test. Users will be allowed to click on a link to learn why that is.

We are asking our readers to comment on the effort. Do you agree or disagree with targeting fake news reports? Post your comments. We'd like to hear from you.